How green is Heerlen?

Heerlen has 173 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 37% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 3.5 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 9.8 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Heerlen ranks #416 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #41 of 56 in Netherlands.

173
m² green per inhabitant
37%
vegetation cover
+3.5 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
9.8
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
16.6
PM10 estimate µg/m³
18.1
NO2 estimate µg/m³
418.3
Index · #416/828
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Satellite — Heerlen Satellite Green cover — Heerlen Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Heerlen Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Heerlen NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Heerlen PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Heerlen PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #416 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
413 Pesaro Italy 417.5
414 Piatra Neamţ Romania 417.5
415 Będzin Poland 418.0
416 Heerlen Netherlands 418.3
417 Manresa Spain 418.5
418 Utrecht Netherlands 418.8
419 Torrevieja Spain 419.5

Method and caveats

Heat is land surface temperature, not air temperature. Air quality values are model estimates. Green area is vegetation extent detected by satellite, not tree height.